The Newseum, the Washington DC museum devoted to news and journalism, played host to XM's POTUS '08 channel on Friday, during the grand opening of the Newseum's $450 million building on Pennsylvania Avenue.
The POTUS '08 (ch 130) anchors could be found broadcasting live from an XM broadcast booth on the main floor of the museum as thousands of tourists poured through the doors (and picked up XM swag and XMRO promotions along the way).
The Newseum is sponsored by the Freedom Forum, a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to "free press, free speech and free spirit for all people." The original Newseum was opened in 1997 in nearby Rosslyn, Virginia., but the Freedom Forum decided to move the Newseum across the Potomac River to Washington, and closed the original facility in 2002.
The new 643,000-square-foot Newseum has an enormous "window on the world" looking onto Pennsylvania Avenue and the National Mall. Overlooking the street is a giant panel with the 45 words of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution carved in stone. Inside, the Newseum has seven floors of displays, 15 theaters, a dozen major galleries, two broadcast studios, and an interactive newsroom.
One of the cooler displays is the "Today's Front Pages Gallery," where more than 500 newspapers transmit their front pages electronically to the Newseum each day. Additional front pages are displayed outside the Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue. You can also see them here.
Another cool exhibits? There's eight 12-foot-high concrete sections of the Berlin Wall, each weighing about three tons. And a three-story East German guard tower from Berlin stands nearby.
Pictured above: U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., interviewed by Linda Douglass, National Journal contributing editor and host of the POTUS '08 show "National Journal On Air."
Check out more photos after the jump...
Hagel talks about the presidential prospects of his friend and Senate colleague John McCain on POTUS '08 at the Newseum.
POTUS '08 anchor Joe Mathieu at the Newseum.
The Newseum is the second-dumbest idea this year, right after the Pope Channel
I remember going to the Newseum at age 12, and back then they were cool, but not as cool as they are now. The "Today's Papers" section was actual papers.
I've got to admit that I really don't get it. I can't understand why anyone would want to see a museum dedicated to newsgathering.
btw if you plan on being a tourist in Washington forget this waste of time and go over to Georgetown and see the Exorcist stairs. It is really cool to watch people there. Some really freak out. It's completely free and you can usually find a parking space on the street near the top of the stairs. They are located very near the DC end of Key bridge.
Sorry for the double post but I forgot to throw in that the admission to the Newseum is $20. That's terrible!
The Nauseum. Will they show how ratings driven and biased the "news" has become?
Nice, I've got to checkout their new facility. The former one near my old office in Rosslyn was pretty cool. Thought it was weird that they'd totally go dark for a few years while building the new space.
"The Newseum is the second-dumbest idea this year, right after the Pope Channel"
Beg to differ "The Newseum is the THRID-dumbest idea this year, right after the Pope Channel" the number one "dumbest idea this year" and last year is a "merge" MONOPOLY of Sirius/xm
Actually, they still have the physical display of front pages - 80 papers inside and 50 papers outside. The complete daily set is digital.
actually the dumbest idea this year is letting you in orbitcast.com with your stupid, insufficent evidence about the merger!
Actually the dumbest idea this year was CBS reupping the 0.0 wacky morning zoo. Mel will take care of this though, and next year they will be terrestrial "exclusive". Hah.
yea I went to DC this past Easter and unfortunately this museum still wasn't opened yet. But this is def going to be an awesome museum for someone such as myself studying journalism in college.
On second thought think Lou thinking he can post with those which know how to think trumps everything as the dumbest idea this year or any other year. Lou = blind, ignorant, satrad fanboy who has no clue about proven business ideas like direct competition and how it both helps corporations become better and in turn is positive for the consumer.
anonymous coward= NAB guy with
anonymous coward= blind, ignorant, NAB fanboy
nab guy!
WRONG again "Which is AGAIN why your a blind, ignorant NAB fanboy. As Ryan says "Send in the Clowns"
Who said you have to be a blind, ignorant NAB fanboy It's the ignorant, blind, NAB fanboys pushing for the "ANTI-merge" which don't understand how BAD FM RADIO is currently and U want the satrad industry to destroy itself with a "ANTI-merge"
If you were not a blind, ignorant NAB fanboy you might have the ability to understand, blind, ignorant NAB fanboy's like yourself are in the minority when it comes to satrad customers who like our service like it is, with "merge" = MORE choice, No CORNY MORNING SHOWS ON REG. RADIO and, LOWER prices.
The POTUS channel is a total waste of money--these folks could be interviewed on XM's public radio--I mean other than when there is a primary vote who cares most of the time. They fly all around the country wasting XM's money when they could just interview pols in DC in their studio and interview local newspaper folks on the phone when there is a primary in there state. They nedd to have an anchor? What a waste of our money.
The POTUS channel is a total waste of money--these folks could be interviewed on XM's public radio--I mean other than when there is a primary vote who cares most of the time. They fly all around the country wasting XM's money when they could just interview pols in DC in their studio and interview local newspaper folks on the phone when there is a primary in there state. They nedd to have an anchor? What a waste of our money.
Everyone meet ignorant Lou. Lou wouldn't be able to handle the Newseum since most news is based on truth and not ignorant Lou fantsay. It's ok his mom will see what he posting and take away his computer soon. In ignorant Lou's fantasy world anyone who has a opinion other than his ignorance, anyone who is smarter than him is labelled NAB which he has made his personal enemy (remember we're talking about Lou and his supreme ignorance here, fantasy is all Lou's got since this guy isn't at all smart, as we've seen by his posts)
Ignorant Lou doesn't understand the concept of competition and it's role in giving us the best in what we all call satrad. Poor ignorant Lou....
Everyone meet ignorant NAB BOY. NAB BOY wouldn't be able to TALK ABOUT SIRIUS/XM SINCE HE ISNT A SUBSCRIBER AND WORKS FOR THE NAB!!! It's ok his mom LOVES TO SUCK MY BALLS. In ignorant NAB BOY'S fantasy world anyone who has a opinion other than his ignorance, anyone who is smarter than him is labelled SAT RAD FAN BOY which he has made his personal enemy (remember we're talking about NAB BOY and his supreme ignorance here, fantasy is all NAB GUY got since this guy isn't at all smart, as we've seen by his posts)
Ignorant NAB BOY doesn't understand the concept of SAVING MONEY and it's role in giving us the best in what we all call satrad. Poor ignorant NAB BOY AND HIS REPETITIVE MESSAGES ....
WRONG AGAIN NAB LOVER BOY!!!!
YOUR RIDICULOUS POSTS ARE NOT EVEN CONSIDERED INTELLIGENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOUR SUPREME STUPIDITY IS CLEARLY SHOWN! AS YOU "CLAIM" PRICES WILL RAISE "GEORGETOWN, NAB AND NAB LOVER BOY HAVE LIED TO THE PUBLIC! THEY ALL WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE AM/FM/HD A DOMINANT FORCE SINCE SAT-RAD IS KICKING THEIR ASSES!
YES=MERGER
NO=NAB BOY WITH AN IQ OF AN ASHTRAY AND PICKLE JAR
Ignorant Lou,
Thanks for proving EVERY point made about you, you never fail to show your supreme ignorance.
nice try......but wrong again HD radio fan boy!
did somebody just cut a gassah?
"Actually the dumbest idea this year was CBS reupping the 0.0 wacky morning zoo. Mel will take care of this though, and next year they will be terrestrial "exclusive". Hah.
leave it to the howard losers to be the first to make an O&A/Howard comment no matter what the article is about.
Lou = supreme ignorance.
listen anonymous coward....im sure your scared you might lose your job at Jack-FM if this merger goes through...i hate to see people lose their jobs to a superior product like sat-rad but hey there are plenty of jobs out there!
1. you could be a porn theater usher
2. a slurpee attendant
3. a hair dresser
4. clean horse stables
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Ignorant Lou,
Thanks for yet again proving EVERY point made about you, you never fail to show your supreme ignorance.
dont be bitter at us because your product (HD radio) has many flaws!
anonymous coward dont be upset because the NAB is the real money hungry fools in this situation! your ignorance clearly shows that!
More Lou, more Lou double posting as Anonymous Coward.
More Lou desperate and afraid of the big bad NAB (which he doesn't even know what NAB is)
Lou = supreme ignorance.
Whats interesting is ignorant Lou is the one with HD Radio
isten! i dont want that HD radio crap on any receiver!..its awful and serves the public no purpose....i have sirius and HD radio in my car and believe me when i tell you! IT IS AWFUL!!!!!!...it was a waste of money to purchase even though its free it still is awful and will never last especially when those donkey's controling it have done nothing to IMPROVE IT!!!!!!!
and to the FM RADIO freaks that keeps comin on our website with the bullsh*t!!!! NO ONE IS LISTENING TO YOUR PETTY CRIES OF A MONOPOLY!! do you donke's even have sat radio or did the NAB pay you off to come to the SAT RAD sites!!!! F'in losers!!!!!
Posted by: lou | April 11, 2008 11:07 PM